Risk Management

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Extends the skills developed in Corporate Finance and Investments classes to the role of risk management within the firm. Increasingly, managers are required to understand the many risks facing their organizations, undertaking those risks which represent value-enhancing opportunities, while mitigating unwanted risks. Prereq: 4211 and 4221, and BusMHR 2291 or 2292. Not open to students with credit for or currently enrolled in 4219 or 4229. 4250 Global Finance U 1½ Implications for financial managers of global economic policy. Prereq: 3220 (620), AcctMIS 2200 (211), 2300 (212), BusMgt 2320 (330), 2321 (331), and BusMHR 2291 or 2292 (BusAdm 499.01). Not open to students with credit for Econ 520. 4250H Honors Global Finance U 1½ - 3 In this class, we are going to look at the interconnections that link international financial markets and their implications for firms. We will develop a simple model that will help you understand the relationship between the financial markets and macroeconomic policies and the business environment in which firms operate. Prereq: A CPHR of of 3.5 or above, and admission to the Finance Honors Program.